#12164E#12164E

#12164E is a very dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.013; OKLCH L 24.0% C 0.101 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 16.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#12164E
RGB	rgb(18, 22, 78)
HSL	hsl(236, 63%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(236, 77%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 71.8%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(10.94, 19.85, -34.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(10.94, 40.22, 299.57°)
OKLab	oklab(24.03% 0.005 -0.101)
OKLCH	oklch(24.03% 0.101 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(1.9110, 1.2523, 7.3473)
Luminance	0.0125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Midnight Blue (survey)

#020035

ΔE00 5.43

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#12164E #4E4A12

analogous

#12344E #12164E #2C124E

triadic

#12164E #4E1216 #164E12

tetradic

#12164E #4E1234 #4E4A12 #124E2C

square

#12164E #4E1234 #4E4A12 #124E2C

split-complementary

#12164E #4E2C12 #344E12

monochromatic

#060719 #07081C #12164E #1D2480 #2932B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

16.79

#12164E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.25

#12164E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #12164E

16.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##12164E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##12164E	1.00	16.79	1.25	16.79
#FFFFFF	16.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	16.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#002050

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#001B4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00252F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#1D1D1D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #12164e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(18, 22, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(24.0% 0.101 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a5380',
    500: '#12164e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #12164e;
$custom-light: #5a5380;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#12164e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 18,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.24029,
    "c": 0.10116,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.01252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#12164E

secondary

#878235

accent

#DB42E6

background

#F5F4F7

surface

#E9E7EE

border

#C5C3C9

text

#04020A

muted

#79787C

Preview Lab

Preview with #12164E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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